Local Government Integration Act(CHAPTER 166)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Transitional provisions
3 Interpretation
4 Exemption
Transfer of property, etc.
5 Transfer to Government of assets and liabilities of City Council and Rural Board
6 Public streets, sewers and bridges vested in Government
7 Property in lamps, etc.
8 Damage to property
Transfer of employees, etc.
9 Transfer of employees
10 Safeguarding of Provident Fund benefits
11 Continuance of Municipal Provident Fund
12 Municipal Provident Fund Rules
Part II STREETS
13 Appointment of Director-General of Public Works and other officers
14 Maintenance and repair of public streets
15 Power to make and improve streets
16 Power to take land adjoining new streets for building purposes
17 Declaration to vest street reserves in Government
18 Director-General may recover cost of new street or of widening, opening, etc., of public street
19 Private persons making new streets
20 Approval of plans to expire
21 Paving, etc., of private streets
22 Payments to be made before erection of new buildings, in respect of street works
23 Power to exempt
24 Determination of amount to be deposited and date for completion
25 Director-General may execute and cause to be properly carried out street works
26 Refund of deposit when street works have been completed
27 Refund of deposit when building operations are not commenced
28 Private streets may be declared public streets
29 Widening of streets
30 Repair of private streets
31 Notice on person causing private street to be in a dangerous or defective condition
32 Preparation of scheme for building
33 Director-General in certain cases may take possession of land within a regular line of street
34 Provision of footways, etc.
Water pipes and lighting apparatus
35 Situation of gas and water-pipes, etc., to be altered at the expense of Government
36 If owners, etc., neglect to make alterations a Magistrate’s Court may order them to be done
37 Where road is damaged by excavation Director-General may repair and recover expenses
Back-lanes
38 Director-General may acquire land for part of back-lane
39 Reimbursement, how recoverable
40 Minister may order back-lanes to be laid out
41 Transfer to Government of undertakings of the Singapore Improvement Trust relating to back-lanes
42 General provisions as to back-lanes
43 Back-lanes to be levelled, etc., by Director-General
Part III DISTRICT OFFICERS
44 Definition
45 District Offices
46 Appointment and duties of District Officers
47 Delegation of powers to District Officers
48 District Officer may enter premises
Part IV SUPPLEMENTARY
Mandatory orders
49 Definition
50 Mandatory order
51 Provision as to appeal against order
52 Proceedings where owner is unknown
53 In case of urgency order may be made ex parte
Miscellaneous
54 Extraordinary powers of authority
55 Protection of Minister and officers from personal liability
56 Indemnity by Government
57 Power to enter upon lands for the purposes of this Act
58 Power of any authority to enter on lands adjacent to works
59 Any authority in executing works to provide roads, etc., where existing ones are damaged
60 Penalty for obstructing any authority in his duty
61 Compensation, damages and costs to be determined by Magistrate’s or District Court
62 Occupier in default of owner may execute work
63 Exemption of agent who has no funds in hand
64 Recovery of expenses and costs payable by owners
65 Recovery of expenses and costs by instalments
66 Minister may vary rates of interest
67 Proceedings for recovery of arrears
68 Attachment
69 Application of proceeds
70 Title conferred by purchase at sale under section 67(1)(b)
71 Costs of proceedings for recovery of arrears
72 Power to stop sale
73 Application to Court
74 Security to be given
75 Liability of transferor who has not given notice
76 Proceedings if an occupier opposes the execution of works
77 Disposal of matters and things removed by authority
78 Licences to be discretionary
79 Receipts and notices may be given by officer authorised thereunto
80 Service of notices
81 Default in compliance with notice. General penalty
82 Court for trial of offences under this Act
83 Authority, etc., may direct prosecution
84 Employee of authority may demand names and addresses in certain cases
85 Powers of arrest
86 Saving of prosecutions under other laws
87 Limitation of liability to fines and penalties
88 General penalties
89 Damage to property of Government to be made good in addition to penalty
90 Inaccuracies in documents
91 Evidence
Regulations
92 Regulations
THE SCHEDULE Subject matters of Regulations
Legislative History